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Quillabamba is a city in southern Peru. It is the capital of La Convención Province, which is the largest province in area of the Cusco Region. It is located in an area called the high jungle. Agriculture is the most important activity, principally coffee, cacao, tea and coca. The town is a mixture of Andean and Amazonian migrants.
Quillabamba | |
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City | |
Center of the town of Quillabamba View of Quillabamba city | |
Coordinates: 12°52′05″S 72°41′35″W / 12.86806°S 72.69306°W | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Cuzco |
Province | La Convención |
District | Santa Ana |
Founded | 25 July 1857 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Master Alex Curi Leon |
Elevation | 1,050 m (3,440 ft) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2024) | 61,119 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
The Urubamba River flows by the town from the south. It is a source of gold and rare-earth minerals.
Climate
editClimate data for Quillabamba, elevation 1,001 m (3,284 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.7 (87.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.8 (65.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 157.8 (6.21) |
176.6 (6.95) |
150.2 (5.91) |
77.0 (3.03) |
31.2 (1.23) |
14.9 (0.59) |
17.9 (0.70) |
28.0 (1.10) |
32.7 (1.29) |
84.0 (3.31) |
75.7 (2.98) |
126.6 (4.98) |
972.6 (38.28) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[1] |
Notable Resident
edit- Raul Geller (born 1936), Peruvian-Israeli footballer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.